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Crusade for Culture.
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Hayre, Ruth W. – Clearing House, 1995
Reprints an article originally published in 1961. Describes the "culture crusade" at William Penn High School for Girls in midcity Philadelphia, part of Project WINGS, an overall program of educational incentive and motivation. Notes that over a 2-year period, more than 1,000 girls went on at least 1 cultural trip. (RS)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment, Enrichment Activities, High Schools
An Inner-City School: Brooklyn's Thomas Jefferson High.
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Adomaitis, Charlotte – Clearing House, 1996
Describes the severe challenges and recent hopeful improvements at Thomas Jefferson High School, an inner-city school in Brooklyn, New York. (SR)
Descriptors: English Departments, High Risk Students, High Schools, Inner City
Appreciative Inquiry: Using Personal Narratives for Initiating School Reform.
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Ryan, Francis J.; Soven, Margot; Smither, James; Sullivan, William M.; VanBuskirk, William R. – Clearing House, 1999
Uses an ethnographic research process called Appreciative Inquiry to identify aspects of one urban high school's culture that contributed to its effectiveness, as well as any negative dimensions that may need to be addressed. Describes the Appreciative Inquiry process, explains how it was used, reviews selected results from this high school, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Ethnography, High Schools
CAPES: Application of the School Effectiveness Model to an Urban High School.
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Mathews, Gary S. – Clearing House, 1985
Describes the efforts of the staff of one urban high school in Mississippi to develop and implement a school improvement program based on a school effectiveness model. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, High Schools